Or vice versa? Was it worth it? For example: Moving from FAANG to Citadel, TwoSigma, Jane Street, HRT, Jump Trading, etc or vice versa
And what about fintech infra? Any first hand experience around actual wlb and culture vs fang?
This post has 10 likes but no reply from someone who has actually made the switch yet. I hope they are not too busy working long hours ๐
I've heard Citadel is notorious for long hours and firing fast, you can see some comments here and on glassdoor about that. Looks like some people think Two Sigma has okay work-life balance on glassdoor and I've seen a few comments on blind about it being a 9-6 job. Don't know for sure though, there isn't as much info about these companies as FANG and we're probably only hearing anecdotes from a handful of people, would be interested to learn more. Edit: You should also try tagging Two Sigma, Citadel, and Jane Street
True. Most trading firms are just smaller than Big 4, and mainly recruit from prestigious universities (not necessarily top CS schools). I've received an offer from a NYC-based trading firm in the past, and my friend there told me hours are 9-6/7. My impression is that the tech is not super interesting depending on what you're looking for, but the compensation can be quite high.
Which firm is it, if you don't mind sharing? 9-7 as an average sound a bit rough.
I moved from the startup tech world rather than bigco tech, but I turned down a FAANG offer when I made the move so maybe that counts for something. Yes, it was very much worth it. Better money, smarter coworkers, and more interesting work more than make up for the longer hours (45/wk or so).
Do you think you could get away with 40/wk?
I did for my first couple of years, but due to some unusual circumstances it's pretty hard at this point. There are some people who have kept up pretty close to 40 hour weeks for years now, so it's definitely possible. It's hard, though - there's always more to do than we can get done, so you have to be pretty disciplined to leave on time.
Same question - plus what role - quant research vs quant dev